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SCSI DVD slot loader drives
SEVEN (count them - 7) slot loading SCSI DVD-ROMs in a neat looking (and heavy) SCSI storage tower with a nice lockable smoked glass front door. I haven't pulled them to find out what kind of SCSI they are, but when I have, there will be a few up for sale or trade. I'll be keeping one or two for hacks (PCC for example) 
Sweet!!! Damn...this is one of those times that i wish i could buy stuff off people over the net 
I think Pionere was the only maker of those slot loading drives.
I wouldn't mind one of those drives. How reliable are those slot loaders? I think Pionere went that way because of the decades of experience they have making those mechanisms for car stereos.
I have a Pioneer slot-loading 50-pin drive too, but only a CD-ROM - not really any need for a DVD in pre-G3 Macs though, it's not like any of the software is big enough to come on DVD, nor can you watch a DVD movie!
The only use in a pre G3 mac would be for reading archives off of DVD, and just to brag about it.
Or to read CD-ROMs at 24x (24x SCSI CD-ROMs are RARE)
Mine is of the CD-ROM variety, and it is very reliable.
Mine is of the CD-ROM variety, and it is very reliable.
24X SCSI CD-ROMs rare?
Nah, I've bagged a few Apple branded drives from various Macs, one in a Apple 300i external case (white), and in my Director's Edition 5500 (black).
JB
Nah, I've bagged a few Apple branded drives from various Macs, one in a Apple 300i external case (white), and in my Director's Edition 5500 (black).
JB
Well i wouldn't exactly say they're as common as AppleCD 300i+'s (the Matsushita 2x trayloaders that came in the early PowerMacs as well as the AIO LCs, which are as common as all Hell). 
Err, unless you have a DVD capable PCI video card... like a Rage 128 with the decoder, or upwards...
Could you use one? What for? Got swaps?Sweet!!! Damn...this is one of those times that i wish i could buy stuff off people over the net
I could use one, mostly as a fast CD-ROM drive (most of my Macs are stuck with AppleCD 300i+'s). What sort of stuff would you be after in exchange?
I'd rather these went to place where they can be used as DVD drives. If you like I can hunt around the workshop for a faster SCSI CD or two.
I think a DVD-ROM will become more and more useful in a 68k as time passes.
I imagine that a lot of times people would have tons of DVD-R disks lying around but few CDRs. With a DVD-ROM in your 68k, you can burn DVDs for your Mac using your newer computer and the DVD-R disks you already have lying about.
I imagine that a lot of times people would have tons of DVD-R disks lying around but few CDRs. With a DVD-ROM in your 68k, you can burn DVDs for your Mac using your newer computer and the DVD-R disks you already have lying about.
I think CDR will be around for a long time because of car and home stereo CD players.
While some people might put a DVD reader in a 68k, most would just share the data over a network with a newer machine.
While some people might put a DVD reader in a 68k, most would just share the data over a network with a newer machine.
Speaking of which, I just noticed the ethernet port on the back of the server tower, next to the SCSI port